moonlighted; moonlighting
: to hold a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
Examples of moonlight in a Sentence
Noun
A figure appeared in the moonlight.
Verb
She is a secretary who moonlights as a waitress on weekends.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Orionids typically peak after midnight, and with no moonlight to compete with the stars, viewers can expect a clearer, darker sky for optimal meteor watching.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Bob Morris, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Since Oliver’s injury, one-technique DaQuan Jones has had to moonlight at three-technique in each game, as the Bills have tried to get by.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
For me, walking on the beach in the moonlight for a few minutes was more fulfilling than two years of New York City nightlife.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Orionids typically peak after midnight, and with no moonlight to compete with the stars, viewers can expect a clearer, darker sky for optimal meteor watching.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
One of his first jobs was revising a script for Arnold Schwarzenegger about a Marine drill instructor who moonlights as the tooth fairy.
—Bob Morris, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Since Oliver’s injury, one-technique DaQuan Jones has had to moonlight at three-technique in each game, as the Bills have tried to get by.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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moonlight
1 of 2 noun
moon·light
-ˌlīt 
: the light of the moon
moonlight
2 of 2 verb
: to work at a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
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